The Celtics continue to win games, solidifying their spot in the East, but there are other factors that go into playing the rest of the regular season.

Porzingis had hoped to return to the Celtics’ lineup sooner than he did. He previously teased on social media that he was going to play in the Celtics’ game against the Lakers on March 8, but he wound up sitting that day.

W hile we might not know what it was precisely that kept star Boston Celtics big man Kristaps Porzingis sidelined with illness for well over a week, we have a better idea of what